Finishing #MarkHunt for the second time in nine years, Overeem delivered a brilliant performance inside the Octagon, destroying Hunt's leg with kicks before a earning the third-round stoppage.

But, the performance came only after battling food poisoning for the final two days before the bout.

Overeem, who submitted Hunt in their first encounter, finished the "Super Samoan" with a picturesque elbow-knee-uppercut combination. The stoppage came only after Overeem received a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for an IV that was administered

"We went through all the steps necessary," offered Overeem following the fight. "I got really sick, and yesterday at the weigh ins I was out."